One Ten 'on the run after forcing minor daughter to sell heroine'

A minor girl arrested by Malir City Police on charges of drug dealing was recorded as an adult woman in the FIR, it emerged after she was granted bail against a surety bond of Rs5,000 by the Sindh High Court on Wednesday.

Saadia is 14 years old and the Sindh High Court wants her parents arrested because her mother, who goes by the name One Ten, made her sell heroin.

One Ten is an old name for repeat offenders you’ll find police stations using, for what they call "history sheeters" — their sheet is constantly updated as they are bound to check-in at their district police station every day and cannot travel beyond its jurisdiction.

Section 110 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in Pakistan allows a magistrate to require habitual offenders to provide security for good behaviour. If they don’t, they can be detained for up to three years to prevent them from committing any further mischief.

Malir City Police arrested Sadia on May 3, 2025, with half a kilogram of heroin, which she said her mother Asiya, or One Ten, made her sell. This is not terribly refined heroin, but one which comes in the shape of brown balls and sells for about Rs250 per gram on the street.

The case against Sadia was registered at Malir City Police Station by Sub-Inspector Muhammad Younus, who recorded her as an adult woman in the FIR.

According to the investigating officer, Sub-Inspector Sikandar Hayat, police records show that Sadia is 14 years old.

He said the police lack the necessary tools to determine her age and instead had relied on statements from the suspect and her family.

Hayat said that Asiya claimed Sadia was 18, and based on the girl’s height and physical appearance, she appeared to be an adult.

Sadia’s father, Akhtar Ali, however, claims that Asiya has passed away. But Hayat insists she is alive.

On Thursday, advocates Zulfiqar Ali Shah and Ghulam Asghar appeared before the SHC as Saadia's counsels. Accepting their post-arrest bail plea, the court ordered Saadia's release against a surety bond of Rs5,000, while directing the police to arrest her parents and determine their involvement in the case.

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Justice Umar Sial observed that there was a strong possibility Sadia’s parents were using their daughter as a drug mule.

Sub-Inspector Hayat was directed to regularly check up on Sadia at home. Justice Sial noted that when children are used in the drug trade, police have to investigate their parents or guardians.

If Sadia’s parents are found guilty, added the judge, they would be held criminally accountable and she would be placed in the care of the Child Protection Authority.

The court alerted Sindh IGP Ghulam Nabi Memon, the case’s magistrate and the Child Protection Authority of its decision.

Meanwhile, Hayat said Asiya managed to flee after Saadia's arrest and has since separated from her father, Ali.

Officers have received information indicating she is currently hiding in either Nawabshah or Thatta in interior Sindh.

On SHC's orders the police have taken Sadia’s father into custody. Hayat told The Express Tribune that the detained man, Akhtar Ali, has no criminal record; he sells vegetables on a cart. However, some of his male family members are reportedly involved in drug dealing.